Housing activists have organised a 'Housing is a Human Right'Ìýnational day of action on December 9, reports Isaac Nellist.
Public housing
Merri-bek councillor Sue Bolton believesÌýcouncils can and should play a role in defending and extending public housing. Jordan AK reports.
Around 70 residents crammed into a room at the Flemington Estate to discuss the Victorian government’s plans to demolish all 44 high-rise public housing flats. Sue Bolton reports.
Andrew Chuter argues we need a similar approach toÌýthe Gough Whitlam government which, in the 1970s, bought 200 homes in Woollomooloo and 700 properties in Glebe and converted them to public housing.
While the Australian government looks for market solutions to the housing crisis, Austria's capital, Vienna, maintains a vast system of public and cooperative housing, which today accounts for more than 50% of the city’s housing stock, writes John Tully.
A successful housing summit bought campaigners together to discuss the problems and canvass solutions.ÌýRachel Evans ²¹²Ô»åÌýVirginia Gawler report.
Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union national secretary Zach Smith told the national Housing Justice Summit about the unions campaign for a super profits tax to build housing.
Greens MP for Griffith and housing spokesperson Max Chandler-Mather addresses the national Housing Justice Summit in Gadi/Sydney.Ìý
The Victorian state Labor government's Housing Statement allows for residential developments valued at more than $50 million to be fast-tracked, proposes the demolition of all public housing towers for public-private development and sells off public land to developers, report Jacob Andrewartha and Jordan AK.
Protesters calledÌýfor solutions to theÌýhousing crisis in a rallyÌýorganised by the National Union of Students, Get A Room and the NSW Greens. Jim McIlroy reports.
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Construction union spokespersonÌýJade Ingham spokeÌýto Alex Bainbridge about the union's demands on Labor at its national conference.
Thousands of people rallied against AUKUS, for forests and housing and rent reforms outside Labor's national conference. Alex Bainbridge reports.
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